Originally Posted by safechav
Side to side means the bearings have gone and usually the whole turbo is fucked beyond a simple re-build

not sure what you mean there,.....
any turbo can be rebuilt,......however,...99% of the gt series need the core replacing,
so,....if its in and out,, it is
very slightly possible its the seals,..but as its a gt it will need a core anyhow,....
if its side to side, it is more than likely the seals have been run down or failed.....most of the time,......... sometimes its the bearings, but these get changed anyhow in a rebuild,....(on a normal turbo) but as yours is gt, it needs a core...
so,...your options are,....it needs a core,...or,.....it needs a core.....
however,....fo the guy in america, your cans be rebuilt no probs, and is more than likely the seals or beaings,..
and seals
and bearings get replaced in standard rebuild anyway....
